Only A Good Woman Lyrics - Singles - Bacon Brothers

When I was seventeen 

I asked my daddy 

What does it take to be a man 

He said sit down son 

Let's have a little talk 

I'll try and make you understand 

Then he said years won't do it, tears won't do it 

And sittin down to drink a thousand beers won't do it 

Tattoos won't do it, and booze won't do it 

And puttin little lifts in your shoes won't do it 

I'm gonna tell you the thing that can 

He said you get a good woman and she'll make you a man 

He said only, a good woman can 

That's the only thing, that's gonna make you a man 

He said a scar won't do it fast cars won't do it 

And kickin someone's ass in a bar won't do it 

You aint gonna do it as an army private or 

A captain or lieutenant, no just won't buy it 

Listen son you'd better get yourself a plan 

He said you get a good woman and she'll make you a man 

He said only, a good woman can 

That's the only thing, that's gonna make you a man 

Now I was runnin around all through my twenties 

Just to prove I had the stuff 

Then one day I met this brown eyed girl 

She said to me boy you aint so tough 

She said that walk won't do it, talk won't do it 

And struttin in here like a chicken hawk won't do it 

Or bein a sexist, or drivin that Lexus 

Or tellin people you were born and raised in Texas 

Come over here boy if you think you can 

She said you get a good woman and she'll make you a man 

She said only, a good woman can 

That's the only thing, that's gonna make you a man 

My daddy died when I was thirty one 

And that brown eyed girl gave me a brown eyed son 

And when he comes to me wonderin how you do it 

I'll say now sit down son cause I've been through it 

Drugs won't do it, and hugs won't do it 

And hangin on the corner with the thugs won't do it 

The preacher won't do it and the teacher won't do it 

And stayin up to watch the creature feature won't do it 

Boy just look at your momma and you'll understand 

You get a good woman and she'll make you a man 

Son only, a good woman can 

That's the only thing, that's gonna make you a man 

Eatin snakes won't do it, Body By Jake won't do it 

And puttin a lot of birthday candles on your birthday cake won't do it 

Wearin cowboy boots won't do it, Armani suits won't do it 

Sittin there puffin on that Cuban cheroot won't do it 

Bein rich won't do it, bein poor won't do it 

Playin this song on the radioooo... might do it 

Actually, that might do it 

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